Kaikoura District

Injury Comparison Report - Community Profile

Top Line Overview for 2012/20131

Population
ACC injury claim rate

ACC moderate to serious

cost injury claim rate2

Kaikoura
District

NZ

3,770

4,471,100

4,785.15

3,901.15

307.69

228.66

Kaikoura
District

NZ

11,076

8,963,941

ACC catastrophic injury rate

0.00

0.47

ACC fatal injury rate2

0.00

2.54

5 YR
TREND

Number of days lost productivity

2

5 YR
TREND

2 = per 10,000 of population

1 = TLA is allocated based on claimants residence at the time of accident

NEW CLAIMS LODGED 2012/2013

TOP 5

BY SCENE

(The physical location

of the accident)

TOP 5

BY CAUSE

(The action which was

identified as the cause
of the accident)

TOP 5

BY ACTIVITY PRIOR

(The activity the claimant

was undertaking when the
accident occurred)

53.9%

Home

16.9%

Sport and Recreation

9.4%

Commercial/Service Location

5.4%

Road or Street

5.2%

Farm

27.1%

TOP 5

(The main factor which

contributed to the injury
occurring)

Loss of Balance

Home

Road or Street

COST (EXCL. GST) OF ALL CLAIMS PAID OUT IN 2012/2013

$735,507
$378,065

Commercial/Service Location

$274,937

Farm

$244,183

Sport and Recreation

$235,733

Loss of Balance

$334,921

Lifting/Carrying/Strain

$316,385

Collision/Knocked Over by Object

Loss of Control of Vehicle

$281,506

8.2%

Struck by Person/Animal

Slipping, Skidding on Feet

$172,611

6.2%

Slipping, Skidding on Feet

Struck by Person/Animal

$166,377

Employment Tasks

$426,325

14.3%

Lifting/Carrying/Strain

12.3%

26.5%

Recreation/Sporting Activity

23.7%

Walking or Running

14.1%

Lifting/Lowering/Loading

12.5%

Employment Tasks

4.7%
BY EXTERNAL
AGENCY

Top 5 Injury Sources1

Getting On/Off or In/Out of

Driving or Riding

$315,632

Walking or Running

$257,232

Recreation/Sporting Activity

Lifting/Lowering/Loading

$438,381

10.3%

Sport/Recreation Equipment

Person

$126,120

10.0%

Person

Vehicle

$101,352

Floor

5.1%

Furniture

1 = TLA is allocated based on claimants residence at the time of accident

TOP 5

BY CAUSE

(The action which was

identified as the cause
of the accident)

TOP 5

BY ACTIVITY PRIOR

(The activity the claimant

was undertaking when the
accident occurred)

$251,753

Ground/Path

5.2%

(The physical location

of the accident)

$256,709

25.8%

Ground/Path

TOP 5

BY SCENE

Sport/Recreation Equipment

$93,745

Health Professional

$83,691

1 = TLA is allocated based on claimants residence at the time of accident

TOP 5

BY EXTERNAL
AGENCY

(The main factor which

contributed to the injury
occurring)

Kaikoura District and New Zealand Injury Report Comparisons - Community Profile
WORK 1

FALLS1
Kaikoura
District

NZ

ACC injury claim rate2

NA

930.25

ACC injury claim rate2

ACC moderate to serious cost

injury claim rate2

NA

123.46

5,879

3,655,738

ACC catastrophic injury rate2

NA

0.05

ACC fatal injury rate2

NA

0.38

Number of days lost productivity

Kaikoura
District

NZ

1,856.76

1,501.04

ACC moderate to serious cost

injury claim rate2

98.14

97.78

Number of days lost productivity

3,488

2,934,013

ACC catastrophic injury rate2

0.00

0.17

ACC fatal injury rate2

0.00

0.80

5 YR
TREND

5 YR
TREND

1 = TLA is allocated based on claimants residence at the time of accident

1 = TLA is allocated based on claimants residence at the time of accident

2 = per 10,000 of population

2 = per 10,000 of people employed aged 15 and over sourced from Statistics New Zealand

FALLS INJURY COMPARISONS

WORK INJURY COMPARISONS

1200

2000

1000

1600

1800
1400

800

1200

600
400

Comparisons of ACC injury claim rate per

1000

10,000 people employed aged 15 and over

800

due to work injury.

600

Comparisons of ACC injury claim rate per

10,000 of population due to falls.
Kaikoura District

400

200

Kaikoura District
New Zealand

New Zealand

200
0
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 20011/12 2012/13

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 20011/12 2012/13

ASSAULTS

MOTOR VEHICLES 1
Kaikoura
District

NZ

Serious assaults resulting in

injury rate1, 2

20.72

21.56

Public place assault rate1, 2

24.95

25.18

1, 2

Dwelling assault rate

49.70

56.29

ACC injury claim rate2, 3

44.97

59.55

ACC moderate to serious cost

injury claim rate2, 3

7.94

4.35

Number of days lost productivity3

337

193,742

5 YR
TREND

Kaikoura
District

NZ

ACC moderate to serious cost

injury claim rate (excl. Motorcycles)2

7.47

7.72

ACC moderate to serious cost

injury claim rate (Motorcycles only)2

56.82

76.76

Number of roads costing ACC over

$1m in claims 3, 4, 5

158

ACC claims per kilometre of road6

0.18

0.31

Number of days lost productivity

2,630

1,307,638

5 YR
TREND

NA

1 = TLA is allocated based on accident location

1 = New Zealand Police recorded offences for Marlborough Area based on the location of the assault

2 = per 10,000 registered vehicles as at 31 December 2013 provided by NZTA

2 = per 10,000 of population

3 = Total cost (excl. GST) over the past 10 calendar years (2003-2012) greater than $1million, excluding Catastrophic injuries

3 = TLA is allocated based on claimants residence at the time of accident

4 = Uses ACC data matched to NZTA Crash Analysis System. Motorway, Urban and Open Road sections of State Highways are counted separately.
5 = Data for Auckland, Manukau, Waitakere, North Shore, Papakura, Rodney, and Franklin is unavailable separately.
6 = Rate of new motor vehicle claims per km of State Highway and Local Authority Road in 2012/13

ASSAULT INJURY COMPARISONS

30

MOTOR VEHICLE INJURY COMPARISONS

25

14
20

12

15
Comparison rate of serious assaults

10

resulting in injury per 10,000 population

Marlborough Area
New Zealand

0
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 20011/12 2012/13

10
Comparison of ACC moderate to

serious cost injury claim rate per 10,000

registered vehicles from motor vehicle

injuries (excl. Motorcycles)

Kaikoura District

New Zealand
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 20011/12 2012/13

WATER SPORTS RELATED 1

Kaikoura
District

NZ

ACC injury claim rate2

188.33

42.06

ACC moderate to serious cost

injury claim rate2

13.26

1.85

99

63,168

Number of days lost productivity

5 YR
TREND

1 = TLA is allocated based on accident location

2 = per 10,000 of population

Notes
Data relating to suicide has not been included in this community
profile. Suicide data can be accessed from the Suicide Facts
publication found at www.moh.govt.nz
This community profile should be used in conjunction with the
User Guide. Detailed Technical Notes are available upon request.

WATER SPORTS RELATED INJURY COMPARISONS

200

Please direct any questions you may have to your local

ACC Community Injury Prevention Consultant.

180
160
140
120
100

Comparisons of ACC injury claim rate per

80

10,000 of population due to water sports

60

related injury.
Kaikoura District

20

New Zealand

0
2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 20011/12 2012/13

ACC 6991

40